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FRAME FOB. DRYING LAGL CURTAINS.

No. 419,449. Patented Ja.1:1. .14.,v1890.

W/TA/ESSES:

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENTI OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN IMANDT,

OF NEW YORK, N. `Y.A

FRAME FOR DRYING LACE CURTAINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,449, dated January 14, 1890.

Application tiled August 31, 1889. Serial No. 322,587. (No model.) l

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN IMANDT, of the city, county, and State of New York, a citizen ot' the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames for Drying Lace Curtains, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to an improved frame for drying lace curtains according to the method for which Letters Patent were granted to me, No. 404,543, dated June 4., 1889, said frame being adapted to dry a large number of curtains within a comparatively small space and without the use of the cumbersome woolen stretching frames heretofore employed; and the invention consists of a frame for drying lace curtains composed of a number of vertical ropes which are tightly stretched between the ceiling and floor and provided With eyes or pulleys for guiding a number of stretching-cords that are provided with hooks at their inner ends, said hooks engaging longitudinal and transverse bars `or rods which are passed through a number of layers of superposed curtains that are basted together along their edges. The stretching-hooks are applied diagonally to the intersecting ends of the stretching bars or rods and at intermediate points of the longitudinal rods and the stretching-cords, then drawn taut and tied together in a suitable manner, so as to support thereby the superposed layers of curtainsinuniformly-stretched position and permit thereby the drying of any number of sets of curtains one above the other on the same drying-frame.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a horizontal section of my improved frame for drying lace curtains, taken yon line 2 2, Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, showing the several sets of curtains in stretched position ready for dry- Ing.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A A represent supportin g-ropes which are tightly stretched between screw-eyes a a', that are attached, respectively, to the ceiling and iioor. The distance of the ropes A from each other has to be such My frame is preferably arrangedwith six vertical su pportin g-ropes A, four corner ropes,

and two intermediate ropes, though for extra lengths of curtains another set of Intermediate supporting-ropes may be used. Theropes A are provided at certain distances from each other with eyes or pulleys b, that are firmly attached to the ropes A, said rings serving for passing the stretching-cords B. through. The stretching-cords B are provided at their innery ends with hooks @,while the opposite ends are tied together in any suitable manner, one end of each stretchingcord being provided with an eye or pulley d, through which the opposite end of the next adjoining cord is passed and tied, as shown in Fig. l. The ends of the stretching-cords B that pass through those eyes b which are located in one horizontal plane are connected in pairs transversely between the vertical supporting-ropes A. The stretching-hooks C are applied to longitudinal and transverse stretching rods or bars D, which are inserted into a number of superposed curtains that are basted together along the edges before the stretching rods or bars C are placed in position. The stretching rods or bars C are passed longitudinally and transversely through the set 4ot basted curtains along the inside of the basted edges of the same, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The basting-stitches are omitted at the points of the curtains Where the hooks O are applied to the rods, as shown in Fig. l. The stretching-hooks C are appliedto the intersections of the longitudinal and transverse'stret'ching bars D at the corners of each set of basted curtains and to the longitudinal bars D at a point or points intermediately between said corners, l

so that thereby the stretchingrods are retained by the diagonally applied corner hooks and by the intermediate hooks, which are at right angles to the longitudinal rods, as shown in Fig. l. The stretching hooks and cords support thus the sets of bastedv curtains,

by means of the longitudinal and transverse v rods, in horizontal position in'such a manner that as the drying proceeds the elasticity of IOO the supporting-ropes and stretching-cords gives sufficiently' to prevent by the tension on the same a tearing action which is exerted on the curtains, so that the same are dried throughout in a regular and uniform man n er. It is obvious that as many groups or serles of basted curtains may be dried simultaneously on the drying-frame as there are supporting eyes b arranged On the vertical-supporting-ropes A. rPhe stretchingfranie permits thereby the stretching and drying of a large number o1' curtains at the same time and with a comparatively small space, While producing a superior stretching act-ion on the curtains Without the least in- Jury to the same, as is frequently the case by the stretching-frames heretofore in use, which are provided with a large number of stretching hooks or pins.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. A stretching-frame for drying lace curtains, composed of a number of tightlystretchcd supporti ng-ropes having eyes, cords passed through said eyes, said stretchingcords being provided with hooks at their iuner ends, and of longitudinal and transverse stretching rods or bars that are adapted to be passed through the bights formed at the inside ot a number of superposed curtains basted together at their edges, substantially as set forth.

2. A stretching-frame for drying lace curtaius, consisting of a number of supportingropes, screw-eyes attached to the ceiling and floor for tightly stretching said ropes, eyes attached to said ropes, stretching-cords passed through said eyes and provided at theirinner ends with stretching-hooks and at their outer ends with tying devices, and longitudinal and transverse bars or rods that are adapted to be passed through a number of superposed Curtains that are basted together along their edges and engaged by said stretching-hooks, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my naine in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHRISTIAN INIAND'I.

litnessesz PAUL GOEPEL, JOHN ALONZO S'rnALEY. 

